Linked by Ben Hughes on Tue 5th Oct 2004 19:16 UTC
GNU/Linux, and all other operating systems, are based around a kernel which controls hardware access and maximizes CPU and RAM efficiency by controlling when and how much programs get to use. The difference between Linux and most other operating systems (closed source ones at least BSD and other open source OS's you can do this with) is that you can compile the kernel to meet your needs.
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Ah the joys of a well thought out distribution method (well mostly). DragonFly (like a few Linux distributions and the odd FreeBSD derivitive) is distributed as Live CD images which contain the complete base system, with a full set of manual pages. In the not too distant future they will likely also come with a port of the excelent FreeBSD Handbook, and probably some implementation of X.
It's my opinion that all OSes should be distributed like this, at least as a default as it gives you a complete set of useful tools to not only test and install the OS, but to undo whatever calamity has struck whatever machine you happen to be working on.